PROSPECTIVE buyers gathered at an event to find out what the local property market had to offer.

Auction House Cumbria held its most recent event at the Coronation Hall in Ulverston on Thursday evening as crowds gathered to try their luck.

The offering included a flat in Steamer Street on Barrow Island that was snapped up by a buyer over bidding over the phone for £17,000.

Three allotment plots in Red Ley Lane on Walney were also sold for £8,000 as three bidders pushed the price up from £3,000.